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From John Adams Minna
The Niger State governor, Mohammed Umar Bago, has expressed optimism that the current security challenges bedeviling parts of the state will soon be a thing of the past and the state will regain its lost glory.
The governor said before the security challenges, Niger State was one of the most peaceful states in the country and the food basket of the nation.
Governor Bago stated this during the inauguration of the newly elected executives of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN), Niger State chapter.
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The governor, who was represented by the state Commissioner for Homeland Security, Maurice Bello Magaji, also expressed the preparedness of his administration to work towards sustaining religious tolerance among Christians, Muslims and adherents of other faiths over the years in the state.
He described attacks targeted more on Christian communities and churches, the recent being the abduction of worshippers in Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State, as very unfortunate, adding that the state government is taking steps to restore peace and religious tolerance enjoyed by every citizen irrespective of tribal inclinations.
“Before now, many homes had both Christians and Muslims living as one big family, peacefully, but sadly it is not so now because of some people’s level of religious radicalism or intolerance and lack of love for one another,” he said.
Governor Bago said no meaningful development can be achieved in a society that is devoid of tolerance for one another’s religion, and therefore assured Christians in Niger State of preparedness to go back to the stage whereby citizens are allowed to practice their religion under a peaceful atmosphere without fear of molestation. The PFN Vice President, Prophet Isa El-Buba, who inaugurated the new state executives, encouraged them to work as a team without which they cannot achieve greater successes.
